Tool for removing wheels from their axles



C. W. HOLLAND.

TOOL FOR REMOVING WHEELS FROM THEIR AXLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. HOLLAND, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOOIl FOR REMOVING WHEELS FROM THEIR-AXLES.

Application filed May 31, 1919.

, T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Crmnnns W. HOLLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania,have invented new and useful Improvements in Tools for Removing W'heelsfrom Their Axles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a tool for exerting great pressure and has forits primary object to provide a device of this character capable ofeffectively moving a wheel from its axle and which may also be used inother relations such as bending metallic bars or similar objects.

An object of the invention is'to provide a simple tool capable of beingeffectively as sociated with an object on which pressure is to beexerted.

Besides theabove my invention is distinguished in the manner of formingthe end of the screw so that the same can be properly centered upon theend of an axle.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be betterunderstood from the following detailed description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of thetool.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 8 is a detailed sectional view through the cap. I,

Again referring to the drawing illustrating one of the many forms inwhich my invention may be constructed, the numeral 1 designates aclamping member provided Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1920.

Serial No. 301,009.

with laterally extending clamping limbs 2 which may be of any requiredshape or size so as to grip around an object such as the spokes B of awheel 0 mounted on an axle D. Threaded into the clamping member is ascrew 3, one end of which is formed into a ball 4 which is looselymounted on a cap 5. This cap 5 is provided with a point 6 whereby theend of the screw may be properly centered in the axle D so as to insurethe proper association of the device with the wheel.

. The other end of the rod 3 has slidably mounted therein a handle 7 bymeans of which the screw 3 may be turned to create great pressure It isof course to be understood that the exact shape of the clamping memberand its association with the adjustable element may be varied at willdepend ing upon the eifect to be obtained and therefore do not desire tobe limited in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereuntoappended,

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

In a tool of the character described, a

CHARLES w. HOLLAND.

